The Boeing 747-400 is a complete revision of the basic 747 design. Its increased range and capacity, new-generation technology and cost savings, have all improved the original Jumbo Jet. This volume covers the design, technical specifications, engine choice and production of this aircraft.

This series provides the enthusiast with a first-ever look at the structure, design, systems, and operation of these high tech wonders of the air. Contains engineering drawings, tech manual excerpts, exploded views, overhaul handbooks, cockpit photos, pilot manual excerpts, factory assembly photos, and more.

When it first rolled off the assembly line in the 1960s, the Boeing 747 took on the mantle of the largest commercial airliner in the world, a position it has still to relinquish after more than 30 years. The 747-400 model is the latest and largest in Boeing's evolution of the giant. Its story is told here. Including numerous pictures, it is the latest in the popular abc series of airliner and airline books.

As the flagship of Boeing's fleet, the 747-400 is the world's largest airliner and the only 747 variant still in production. An update of the original 747, the 400 incorporates an advanced flight deck, a slew of new engine options, an expanded upper deck, and drag-reducing winglets. In addition to guiding the reader through the 400 and its myriad options, this spectacular color history also examines the 747-400's design, production, customers, and service records. Complete coverage of proposals currently on the table for 747-500 and 747-600 series bring full circle the story of the 747's past and future.

From the Flightdeck gives the reader a chance to be the pilot providing, as it does, a graphic portrait of how a modern jet airliner operates over long-distances. Since the first volumes in this series were published, the series has proved to be one of the most popular covering civil aviation subjects. In this new addition to a popular series, Bruce Campion-Smith records a flight from Heathrow to Hong Kong on board one of British Airways' Boeing 747-400s. Drawing upon actual voice transcripts, real time photography and the documentation used by the flightdeck crew, the author produces a pilot's eye view of a flight from Europe to Asia. Also covered are the ground-based operations at both Heathrow and at Hong Kong's new international airport.